Cable connector

Abstract

A cable connector (200) includes a connector housing (230) having a housing wall (250) forming a cavity (252), and a cable assembly (300) housed within the cavity. The cable assembly includes a cable assembly support (310) supporting cables (202) arranged in a cable array, contact assemblies (380) terminating at the ends of the cables, and a grounding shield (350) associated with the contact assemblies. Each contact assembly includes a contact retainer (382) holding a signal contact (390) having a termination end (392) and a mating end (394) configured to interface with a circuit conductor of a circuit board (102). The grounding shield provides electrical shielding for the signal contacts and includes a grounding beam (362) configured to interface with a grounding pad of the circuit board. The cable assembly support includes a support plate (312) that supports the contact assemblies and the grounding shields, and a cable assembly actuator (330) that is movable in the cavity in a mating direction generally perpendicular to the circuit board to move the contact assemblies and the grounding shields relative to the connector housing in that mating direction. A cable connector (200) includes a connector housing (230) having housing walls (250) forming a cavity (252) and a cable assembly (300) received in the cavity including a cable assembly support (310) supporting cables (202) in a cable array, contact assemblies (380) terminated to ends of the cables, and ground shields (350) associated with the contact assemblies. Each contact assembly includes a contact holder (382) holding signal contacts (390) with terminating ends (392) and mating ends (394) configured to interface with circuit conductors of the circuit board (102). The ground shields provide electrical shielding for the signal contacts and include ground beams (362) configured to interface with ground pads of the circuit board.The cable assembly support includes a support plate (312) supporting the contact assemblies and the ground shields and cable assembly actuators (330) movable in the cavity in a mating direction generally perpendicular to the circuit board to move the contact assemblies and the ground shields in the mating direction relative to the connector housing.

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